By Dennis Kamstra
A
slingshot (or Wrist Rocket) can be a very handy item to
have on a bow hunt. Aside from just being fun to plink
at beer cans, a slingshot has some practical applications.
Ever been confronted with a fat pheasant or a squirrel sitting
on a tree limb that was growing on the lip of a canyon? That’s
where I usually see them. You know that if you shoot an arrow
and miss, you will never find your arrow. This is a good place
to employ a slingshot. There have been many occasions where I
wanted to shoot some type of varmint but didn’t want to sacrifice
a freshly sharpened broadhead. Again, this is a good time to pull
out the slingshot.
Have you ever had unwanted critters come around your feed?
If you shoot a judo or blunt to scare him off, you will leave anHUNTING TIPS
Dennis Kamstra has hunted most African game,
including the Big Five, with traditional equipment.
In this articles he gives more hunting tips that are
aimed at the traditional hunter, but which is often
just as applicable to a bowhunter using
a compound bow. A slingshot or better knoiwn in south Africa as a "kettie".